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81 push
[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) ÿta/þrÿsta á; ryðjast2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) reka á eftir3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) selja2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) ÿting; hrinding2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) orka og ákveðni•- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over -
82 remedy
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83 school
I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) (barna)skóli2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) nemendur3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) (sér)skóli4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) háskóladeild5) ((American) a university or college.) háskóli6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) skóli2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) skóla; þjálfa, aga- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- schoolchild
- school-day
- schooldays
- schoolfellow
- school-leaver
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) torfa, vaða -
84 solid
['solid] 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) fastur2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) gegnheill3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sterkbyggður, traustur4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) óblandaður, heill í gegn5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) óslitinn, heill6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) rúm-, þrívíður7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) samfelldur2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) samfellt3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) fast efni, sem er í föstu formi2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) rúmmynd, þrívíður hlutur•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel -
85 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) teygja(st)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) ná; teygja/breiða (úr sér)2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) teyging2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) samfelldur kafli; samfelld lota•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out -
86 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) efni2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) drasl3) (an old word for cloth.) fataefni•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) troða í2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) seta fyllingu í3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppa upp•- stuffing- stuff up -
87 system
['sistəm]1) (an arrangement of many parts that work together: a railway system; the solar system; the digestive system.) kerfi2) (a person's body: Take a walk every day - it's good for the system!) líffærakerfi3) (a way of organizing something according to certain ideas, principles etc: a system of government/education.) skipulag, kerfi4) (a plan or method: What is your system for washing the dishes?) aðferð5) (the quality of being efficient and methodical: Your work lacks system.) skipuleg vinnubrögð•- systematically -
88 timber
['timbə]1) (wood, especially for building: This house is built of timber.) timbur2) (trees suitable for this: a hundred acres of good timber.) tré, skógur3) (a wooden beam used in the building of a house, ship etc.) bjálki, (burðar)biti -
89 trim
[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) laga, snyrta; klippa burt2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) skreyta3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) hagræða seglum2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) hársnyrting, klipping3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) snyrtilegur- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim -
90 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) leið2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) leið, vegur, braut3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vegur, braut4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vegalengd, leið5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) aðferð, leið6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) háttur, máti, vísa7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) venja8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) leið; í gegnum2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt (á)- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means -
91 why
1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) af hverju, hvers vegna2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) hvers vegna, af hverju -
92 worth
[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) virði2. adjective1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) jafnvirði2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) verður, sem verðskuldar (e-ð)•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun(a highly respected person.) fyrirmaður, mektarmaður- worthily- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth -
93 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) fyrir ofan2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) yfir3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) hafinn yfir2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) að ofan2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) að ofan, að framansögðu•- above all -
94 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) athöfn, verk2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) hreyfing3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) málshöfðun4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) atburðarás5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) orrusta•- out of action -
95 agree
[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) vera sammála/í samræmi við2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) samþykkja3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) eiga við, fara (illa) í (e-n)4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) eiga (vel) saman•- agreeably
- agreement -
96 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) matarlyst- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising -
97 application
[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) umsókn2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) ástundun3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) áburður, smyrsl -
98 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) vondur, slæmur, lélegur2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) vondur3) (unpleasant: bad news.) slæmur4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) skemmdur, úldinn5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) skaðlegur6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) slæmur, lasinn, bilaður7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) lasinn8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) (mjög) slæmur, alvarlegur9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) vafasamur•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad -
99 best
[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) bestur2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) best3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) sigra- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it -
100 bide one's time
(to wait for a good opportunity: I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.) bíða, þreyja
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